GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skimp | skimpy |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
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| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
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